Chapter 097: Wolong Gives Bribes
Zhou Yu and Zhuge father and son exchanged opinions on the necessity and possibility of resisting Cao, and the whole peace talks took place in a pleasant and harmonious atmosphere. Zhou Dudu expressed high praise and admiration for the chivalrous spirit of Zhuge father and son, who had the courage to sacrifice themselves for the safety of the common people in the world, regardless of personal danger. And Zhuge father and son also expressed respect for the noble sentiment of Zhou Dudu's loyalty to the lord and soothing the common people.
In a short conversation of one hour, Zhuge father and son and Zhou Dadu basically reached an agreement on matters related to the cooperation alliance between the two sides. And they all said that they would do their best to actively promote the final alliance between the two families. This meeting was of great epoch-making significance, and it was the first intimate contact between the two powerful factions within the Wu Shu regime, which was still in the process of being formed. Their future cooperation and struggle are destined to affect the direction of the political situation in the three countries. And the one who can best understand all this is the treacherous and lovely young master Zhuge who is sitting next to Daddy Zhuge at this time, watching coldly, with a sly smile on his face.
"Hey, it's finally over!" Young Master Zhuge thought to himself. After pulling Dongwu into the water, the crisis caused by Cao Cao's southern expedition to Liu Bei's group can basically be safely passed without danger if it is in accordance with the trend of history. The next step is how to strengthen Liu Bei's strength. Young Master Zhuge knew very well that although the Shuzhong area in this period was called the "Land of Abundance" by the people of the time due to the special geographical environment and the outstanding contribution of Dujiangyan, compared with the Guanzhong area of the Central Plains, which was highly developed economically and politically at this time, Shuzhong was still quite remote and backward. Even Zhuge Liang himself said in "The Teacher's Table": "Yizhou is tired. ”
The sparse population, backward education, lack of talents, and lagging agricultural technology were all important reasons for the eventual demise of the Shu Kingdom. What Young Master Zhuge was planning in mind at this time was how to take advantage of the short and precious time that Liu Bei had not yet entered Sichuan to recruit as many military, political, commercial, handicraft and even agricultural talents as possible for Liu Bei. Once they enter Shuzhong, if these valuable human resources are properly used, they will develop and grow rapidly in Shu like seeds, and the entry of a large number of high-quality personnel and the army can not only change the backward economic, political, educational, and cultural situation in Shu. It can also greatly improve the military combat capability of the Shu people. If all this becomes possible, then it will be possible to realize the strategic concept of going north out of Qishan, occupying Longyou, marching into Chang'an, and even chasing the Central Plains in Daddy's "Longzhong Pair".
Therefore, if you want to keep Daddy Zhuge , then recruiting outstanding talents from all walks of life and keeping the territory of Jingzhou will become the focus of Young Master Zhuge 's work. But the question is...... Let's fight off Cao Jun first!
Although the trend of history, Young Master Zhuge is basically clear. But the famous "butterfly effect" is king. What is History? What is history like this and not that? It was caused by the combined action of many factors in time and space at that time. Some of these factors are known, but most of them are unknown. They are like countless invisible threads that together form a beautiful pattern on the scroll of history. But if you accidentally touch one of the threads, the pattern of history will change in an instant. Now Young Master Zhuge is an intruder from another time and space, just like a discordant, restless and rather redundant factor. His every move will have a significant impact on what was originally a fairly harmonious picture of history. This is also the reason why Young Master Zhuge is familiar with that period of history, but he still has to do everything with trepidation. Because the words that history cannot be changed are pure nonsense! At this time, he didn't know what his appearance would bring to this era? I only hope that by my own efforts, I can make the direction of history develop in the direction I want.
chatting happily with Zhuge Liang, Zhou Yu instructed the servants in the house to serve the wine he had treasured for many years. This wine was dug up from the backyard cellar of their father-in-law's house when he and Sun Ce captured Anhui City and plundered Xiao Qiao's sisters. At the beginning, these two guys were so angry that Qiao Gong almost turned his back on him. Damn it! It's not enough to rob Lao Tzu's daughter, even the old wine that Lao Tzu buried in the backyard doesn't let go, these two beasts! If it weren't for the fat and healthy guards behind these two guys, it is estimated that the old man would want to jump up and kick these two guys with human faces and beast hearts.
"Come on! Come! Come! This wine was obtained from my father-in-law's house when my wife and I were married. Buried underground for more than a decade. An altar is only opened every year during the Chinese New Year. I am very happy to see my husband today, and I will reward my confidant with good wine! Sir, please fill this cup! Zhou Yu bragged braggingly about his glorious deeds in the past, without blushing at all. But Zhou Yu's alcohol consumption is really not blown. I drank a lot at Sun Quan's banquet in the evening. This will be drunk with Zhuge Liang again.
"Thank you to the Governor!" Zhuge Liang is also very happy today. The purpose of this envoy to Jiangdong was to persuade Sun Quan to raise troops against Cao. Sun Quan can be said to be obedient to our Zhou Governor! Now that Father Zhuge and Zhou Yu talked about it, they found that Zhou Yu turned out to be a hardcore anti-Cao faction. In this way, Jiangdong can be said to have achieved most of the success this time, how can you not be happy?
Zhou Yu, Lu Su, and Zhuge Daddy came and went, and before you knew it, you drank a lot! Looking at Young Master Zhuge next to him, he rolled his eyes. "Drunkard!" scolded in his heart.
Zhou Yu is a sober-minded person, and he is very clear about what he needs most. For example, now, Zhou Yu seemed to suddenly think of something, restrained the smile on his face, and frowned.
"What's wrong with the Governor? Is there something bothering? Father Zhuge asked.
"Don't hide it, Mr. Jiangdong's current situation probably knows the way! At present, the internal war in Jiangdong and the two factions are like fire and water, and they are holding each other. Although Zhou Yu has some meager strength, he can contribute to the Jiangdong army. However, Zhou Yu is worried that even if we forcibly pass the resolution, it will be difficult to bridge the rift between the two factions, once they are constrained in terms of reserve materials such as food, grass, soldiers, baggage, and weapons after we raise troops, we will be passive in the front! Zhou Yu's concern is justified. The Lords and Factions were the Wenchen clique headed by Zhang Zhao, who had long held the administrative power of the Jiangdong clique. The supply of soldiers, horses, grain, grass, baggage, and weapons of the Jiangdong army depended on these civilian officials engaged in civil affairs. Once they are hindered behind their backs, and there is no supply of military food and weapons on the battlefield, then Zhou Yuke will really be passive. Even if it can be supplied, it will be extremely detrimental to Wu Jun's great cause of resisting Cao for a few days.
Zhuge father and son looked at each other and smiled when they heard this, and Zhou Yu was inexplicable. "Why are you ...... smiling so cheaply?" Zhou Yu didn't say the second half of the sentence.
"Smack! Syllable! Syllable! Daddy Zhuge slapped three times in a row. Outside the hall, two guards carried a not too small Nanmu box up the hall.
"What is this?" Zhou Yu was a little confused, and he didn't know what the hell was going on with Daddy Zhuge of the Dao. Such a big box? What's inside? Is it a copper coin or a gold cake?
The legal tender during the Han Dynasty was the five-baht coin, which was minted during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. The five-baht coin is the longest-used currency in the history of China's coins, and it is also a coin that uses weight as a monetary unit, which has played a certain role in the history of China's monetary development for 5,000 years. In the fifth year of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty (118 BC), he began to issue five-baht coins in the Central Plains, which opened the precedent of five-baht coins in the Han Dynasty. Until the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, except for some small changes in the middle (such as the period of Wang Mang's reign), the Western Han Dynasty and the Eastern Han Dynasty dominated the world for 400 years. The five-baht coin laid the foundation of the Chinese tradition of round square holes. This small copper coin is round on the outside and square on the inside, symbolizing the universe of heaven and earth. The word "five baht" is cast in seal characters below. "Baht" is a kind of weight lecturer unit in ancient times, and one-twenty-fourth of one tael is one baht, so the so-called "five baht" is actually very light.
The main ingredient of the five-baht coin is copper, and the 1,000-dollar coin is "consistent". In the past, when describing a person as wealthy, he was said to have "a lot of money" or "a lot of money". The Wan Guan in this is the Han Dynasty's fiat currency of five baht. The five-baht coin has been used for a long time in history, starting from the period of Emperor Wu until the abolition of the five-baht coin in the Tang Dynasty Gaozu period to mint Kaiyuan Tongbao, which lasted for six or seven hundred years. It has a long history.
Although the five-baht coin is legal tender, it is due to the low value of the five-baht coin. If you buy and sell bulk commodities, it is very inconvenient. Therefore, in addition to the five-baht coin, the Han and Han people also used gold cakes minted in gold as hard currency to buy and sell bulk goods.
The gold cake is small, valuable, and easy to carry, making it the best choice for home travel and bribery. Zhou Yu saw that Zhuge Lao Xian's life man carried such a big box, and immediately squinted, and said in his heart, are they all golden cakes? Isn't that just a haircut? Hahaha!
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